gecko vo: that's why geico is consistently rated excellent or better in terms of financial strength. gecko vo: second rule: "don't steal a coworker's egg salad, 'specially if it's marked "the gecko." come on people. shepard: continuing coverage of breaking news out of north korea. our jennifer griffin at the pentagon reports former president clinton secured the release and pardon of euna ling and laura lee, two journalists held captive in north korea, sentenced, if you will, to 12 years hard labor in a north korean labor camp. it is our understanding through the reporting of griffin that the two of board a private plane with the former president and return to the united states at some point, hopefully in the next few hours but we can't confirm an exact time frame. and ambassador bolton is back with us. ambassador bolton, i recall during the clinton administration -- and we are obviously talking about president clinton here -- that there was a sort of similar agreement. wasn't there some sort of trade in return for inspection? in other words, north korea got something in return. >> ab